1697 East New York Avenue, Brooklyn
A 1901 mixed residential and commercial building on East New York Avenue carrying 3.12 FAR of unused residential development rights on record under its R7A zoning.
1697 East New York Avenue is a mixed residential and commercial building in Brooklyn, New York City (BBL 3014440041). The property is zoned R7A, on a 2,272 sq ft lot, with 2 floors and 2 residential units. It was built in 1901. The lot is not inside a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area. NYC municipal records show 1 open building violation for this lot as of 2026-07-05.
Property facts
| BBL | 3014440041 |
|---|---|
| Borough | Brooklyn — Community District 16 |
| Neighborhood | Ocean Hill |
| ZIP code | 11212 |
| Zoning district | R7A |
| Building class | S1 — mixed residential and commercial building (what’s a building class?) |
| Land use | 04 — Mixed residential & commercial buildings |
| Lot area | 2,272 sq ft |
| Floors | 2 |
| Residential units | 2 |
| Year built | 1901 |
| FAR | 0.88 built · 4 max residential · 0 max commercial Learn: What is FAR? |
| Flood zone | Not in a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area |
Public records
- 1 open Department of Buildings violation
- 0 open ECB (OATH) violations
- 0 open Housing Preservation & Development violations
Violation counts as of 2026-07-05.
Absence of a record means none on file in NYC municipal records — not a certification of compliance.
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- Buildable floor area (residential & commercial)
- Recorded ownership & last sale
- Recorded mortgages & open debt stack
- LL97 carbon exposure by compliance period
- Flood coverage percentage & base flood elevation
- Climate projections for this lot
- Open permits & construction pipeline
- Distress signal convergence
- Air rights & transferable development rights
- Comparable sales (Pro)
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Data: NYC municipal records (Departments of City Planning, Buildings, Finance) and FEMA. See our sources and methodology. Data as of 2026-07-11.